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What mathematics software should engineering students use?

Is it correct that much of the engineering industry relies on MATLAB, making it the tool many graduates will encounter in professional settings?

How does SageMath compare? It is a free package that supports both numerical and symbolic computation and can be installed on various platforms. Could it become more widely used because it is freely available?

I am an academic who has taught engineering mathematics for years, but have used Maple in the module. Many students and colleagues have indicated that Maple is not commonly used outside their mathematics courses, so I am exploring possible alternatives.

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    $\begingroup$ Why not spend time learning Python, NumPy, and SymPy for starters? They augment pen and paper nicely. $\endgroup$ Commented yesterday
  • $\begingroup$ At university labs, and in the private sector, we often aren't worried about the cost of software subscription. Matlab and its free cousin R are commonly encountered. Python more so when people are dealing with GPU-intense issues. $\endgroup$ Commented yesterday
  • $\begingroup$ SageMath is mostly used for symbolic calculations (in fields like algebra, number theory, algebraic geometry, combinatorics etc.). Since you are interested in such topics (judging from your questions), this is certainly good. But which engineering students do you have in mind? $\endgroup$ Commented yesterday
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    $\begingroup$ Civil engineer? Mechanical engineer? Electrical engineer? Software engineer? Biomedical engineer? Chemical engineer? Industrial engineer? What kind of software they should learn depends a lot on the field. $\endgroup$ Commented 15 hours ago

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